I finally got my proforge 3 yesterday and even though the box looked OK it had obviously been dropped on it's head from some height
The frame is skewed the z screw-couplers have been ripped apart.
I sent an email to makertech Yesterday and am waiting for a response.
Has anybody else had the same issue?
Brgds
Fredrik Svensson
Hi Fredrik,
I have a similar situation. Not quite as bad as yours.
My frame was damaged during shipping as well, but I can still print, kind of. See below for explanations.
Problem #1;
I had to order actual pulleys to make the printer work. The cheap solution of bearings and washers would not hold the belt on. I had 100% failure rate just moving the hotend around.
Problem # 2;
Frame is out of square. Likely from shipping, but if MakerTech would have used 40/20 extrusion for the entire frame (even Creality does that), then this would not be an issue. And for the cost, I feel robbed.
Problem #3;
Out of square frame has caused the bed to be mis-aligned to the nozzle(s).
This can not be corrected by Mesh Compensation.
I don't see anyway to fix this without a complete reconstruction, so this printer may never get used.
Problem #4;
The upper and lower sheet metal frame components are a terrible decision.
There is no possible way sheet metal can be expected to keep a machine true.
I can bend the entire frame with my bare hands.
Example; my door would not open/close without hitting either the upper or lower frame (sheet metal), so I pushed on the machine with my bare hands and moved it enough so the door can open & close.
To be honest, I am really disappointed in some of MakerTech's choices. This could be a really good machine, but cheeping out on critical components has given me buyers remorse. If I could, I would return this low budget printer and buy something better.
This was a $1,000.00 mistake on my end.
Lesson learned....